Suicide risk and exposure to mobbing.
The aim of this study was to study suicide risk in subjects exposed to mobbing, that is, systematic psychological harassment in the workplace. Such psychological harassment, unique to the workplace, threatens both the emotional well-being and professional ability of its victims. The items of the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2 (MMPI-2) that assess suicide risk were studied in 102 individuals who were exposed to mobbing. The results indicated that individuals exposed to mobbing had clear differences on the MMPI-2 from normative samples. In addition, those who appeared to be at risk for suicide differed in their scores from those not at risk. Implications for psychopathology and suicide preventions are discussed.
Pompili
Maurizio
M
McLean Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA. maurizio.pompili@uniroma1.it
Lester
David
D
Innamorati
Marco
M
De Pisa
Eleonora
E
Iliceto
Paolo
P
Puccinno
Marianna
M
Fiori Nastro
Paolo
P
Tatarelli
Roberto
R
Girardi
Paolo
P
D000328:Adult; D000374:Aggression; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008950:MMPI; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016272:Occupational Health; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012919:Social Behavior; D013405:Suicide / Q000523:psychology*